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Each trail was designated a National Recreation Trail in 1979. [2] [3] The north side of the lake is bordered mainly by private homes and some small resorts located in Olympic National Park. Lake Quinault receives an average of 333 centimeters (131 inches) of precipitation per year. [4] The Lake Quinault Lodge View from eastern shore
The trails are divided into five separate areas, Staircase/Dosewallips Trails, Hurricane/Elwha Trails, Quinault/ Queets Trails, Hoh/Bogachiel/Sol Duc Trails, and Coastal Routes. Staircase/Dosewallips Trails
The Quinault River (/ k w ɪ ˈ n ɒ l t / or / k w ɪ ˈ n ɔː l t /) is a 69-mile (111 km) long [2] river located on the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington. It originates deep in the Olympic Mountains in the Olympic National Park .
More than 12 miles (19 km) of trails provide access to the wilderness for backpacking, camping, hunting, and mountain climbing. [6] Access by road is via South Shore Quinault Lake Road to the north, or FS Road 2204 to the south. Access by trail is by Colonel Bob Trail #851, Pete's Creek Trail #858, and Fletcher Canyon Trail #857. [4]
The Quinault Rain Forest is a temperate rain forest, which is part of the Olympic National Park and the Olympic National Forest in the U.S. state of Washington in Grays Harbor and Jefferson Counties. The rain forest is located in the valley formed by the Quinault River and Lake Quinault .
The Queets River Trail begins on the north bank of the river, across from the campground, and follows the river about 16 miles (26 km) upstream. Access to the trailhead requires fording the Queets River, which can be treacherous. There are primitive campsites along the trail at the Lower Crossing Way Trail junction and Spruce Bottom.
State Route 109 (SR 109) is a Washington state highway in Grays Harbor County.Beginning at its terminus at U.S. Route 101 (US 101) in Hoquiam, the highway travels west to intersect SR 115 near Ocean Shores and then turns north to continue along the Pacific coastline, terminating at the Quinault River Bridge in Taholah, located in the Quinault Indian Reservation.
Along Elwha River Trail, about 7.7 miles (12.4 km) southeast of Elwha, in Olympic National Forest: Port Angeles: Included in the Olympic National Park MPS. 20: North Fork Quinault Ranger Station: North Fork Quinault Ranger Station